Friday, 5 March 2021
Stridulum (1979)
The soul of a young girl with telekinetic powers becomes the prize in a fight between forces of God and the Devil.
After an interesting Jodorowsky-like opening sequence this star-studded horror flick descends into a wildly incohesive Omen wannabee; some weird sequences do make it watchable, though.
Halliwell (no star): "Fussy direction, minimal acting and a plot that makes little sense combine to create an incoherent movie."
Maltin**: "...this passable time-killer wastes a good cast in yet another OMEN rip-off; too bad Huston or Peckinpah couldn't have directed as well."
Thursday, 4 March 2021
Opera (1987)
A young opperata is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself.
A typical Dario Argento gem that presents all the usual ingredients: wonderfully and imaginatively stylish, gory, a rather illogical plot and an off-kilter soundtrack.
House of Seven Belles (1979)
The seven sisters of the outcast LeFleur family try to survive in a post-Civil War Deep South.
Loud, brassy and amateurish period melodrama with some drastic horror elements; imagine Ed Wood doing a variation on The Beguiled.
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Monday, 1 March 2021
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973)
Peppermint Patty invites herself and her friends over to Charlie Brown's for Thanksgiving, and with Linus, Snoopy, and Woodstock, he attempts to throw together a Thanksgiving dinner.
Nicely assembled Peanuts holiday special short movie celebrates Thanksgiving in a mildly amusing manner.
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